Nevada's desert landscape is filled with life that is hidden to human eyes. But when conditions are just right, typically ...

For a plant, life in Argentina’s Monte Desert is hard enough. Daily temperatures can fluctuate dramatically; it rarely rains, and there are few nutrients in the parched soil for a hungry plant. To add ...

A volunteer spotted the tiny, fuzzy plant with maroon florets while exploring the remote northern corner of Big Bend National ...

Several waterfalls on Mount San Jacinto are normally only visible from the road, miles away. But a Desert Sun photographer got a closer look.

Deb Manley, the volunteer, snapped pictures ... plant," small plants that can be properly seen only while the observer is lying on the ground. As suggested by its location – among desert rocks ...

Restoring the natural balance in today’s West will involve humans, predators and other animals, a fragile balancing act that ...

Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...

The small plant, officially named Ovicula biradiata and more affectionately called “wooly devil,” was first spotted in March 2024, sprinkled among desert ... them took photos and consulted ...

The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app iNaturalist ...

For easy drainage, McKinley suggests watering your plants in a sink or bathtub. If you water them in situ, dump excess liquid ...